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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1899
Page
4
Snippet from a Victorian style page featuring dialogue about how a woman judged a man by tenure in service and a humorous exchange about reading the paper at table. The exchange includes playful remarks on appetite and manners.
A vivid reminiscence contrasts the varied post cart experiences across the Cape Colony and Natal. The slow, crowded journeys trapped travelers between bags, with harsh drivers and whips, while on better routes carts moved briskly as villages awaited mails and hosts welcomed arrivals.
Professor Atwater argues no single perfect food exists and nutrition comes from combining foods. Beef and eggs are wasteful buys. wheat flour delivers more nutrition per dollar than sirloin. Sugar ranks high for value, while oysters are relatively poor nutrition. Beans and potatoes rank well among cheap foods. fat salt and skimmed milk cheese tie for fourth.
The piece describes physical automatisms such as thumb tapping, finger drumming, watch chain fiddling, and counting patterns as energy wasters. It cites Napoleon counting windows and Dr Johnson counting posts as famous examples, arguing to minimize mental and bodily tendencies that dissipate energy.
Ted's friend treated him to a piece of pie and found it so good he wanted another. He sidled up to Miss Turk and remarked that the pie eats well, suggesting politeness prevented asking for more.
Special correspondence from San Juan describes the city as a valuable yet underappreciated port with a population near 25,000. It details Fort Morro and San Cristobal, the 250 year old walls, a bridge, sluicing water, and electric lights, plus the urban layout, notable buildings, and the clash of bombardment by Admiral Sampson. The piece contrasts northern and southern islanders, notes scarce local history, and recalls a rural native’s view on poets and cockfighting as cultural markers.
A Brooklyn mother Mrs. Vincent Geralde 272 State Street pleads for aid after her two year old Annie chokes on a button from a toy. Five doctors fail to remove the obstruction as the child nears death. She offers up to $10,000 for life-saving measures, but the child dies.
The piece praises a large stock of goods that is complete and elegant. It states that in Gift Making nothing is valued more than items of practical utility and lasting usefulness.
Prices tell the story of a wide holiday range of neckwear, mufflers, handkerchiefs, gloves, shirts, suspenders, underwear, collars, hosiery, boys pants, overalls, coats, caps, boots and shoes. The ad promises low prices, variety, and quality across men and boys apparel including silk umbrellas and mining shoes praised for service.
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